Dhaka vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4390
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1009
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3013
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	676K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8916th and 2046th ($428 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Finland, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5968th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Helsinki

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	Dhaka	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10871

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1532
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1453
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1363
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1278
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1447
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1525
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1453
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1571
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1416
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$973
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1439
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1546
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1591
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1544
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1527
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1499
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1469
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$979
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1467
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1102
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$846
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$966
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1331
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1325
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1120